# Construction

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# Motorway

Nine workers dead after 450m-long bridge collapses in Colombian valley

The 450m-long bridge was to be part of a motorway connecting to the city of Villavicencio to Bogotá.

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Jan 16th 2018, 10:25 AM

# Tipperary

Construction workers had to live in terrible conditions, court hears

20 workers allege they were underpaid while working for Portuguese companies hired to build a section of the N7.

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Jan 11th 2018, 11:10 PM

# North to South

Construction of motorway to connect Dublin to Derry to begin this year

The project is the biggest road project ever undertaken in Northern Ireland.

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Jan 6th 2018, 7:00 AM

# santa's workshop

Irish building apprentices deliver handmade toys to children's charities

The Sisk & Son construction company has been making toys for charities at Christmas for the last 40 years.

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Dec 21st 2017, 1:08 PM

# Housing

No need for parking spaces and more apartments per floor allowed in complexes under new draft guidelines

The Housing Department today published new draft guidelines around apartment developments.

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Dec 18th 2017, 6:00 AM

# brick by brick

Back booming: Almost 3,000 building apprentices predicted for this year

There were 650 construction apprenticeships in 2010 – that rose to 2,271 last year.

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Nov 5th 2017, 6:30 AM

# Moore Street

'Customers find it impossible to get here': FX Buckley butcher says Luas works forced him to downsize

Buckley pins the drop in footfall on Moore Street to the Luas Cross City works.

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Oct 6th 2017, 12:05 AM

# Our Lady's Grove

Safety concerns raised as construction vehicle topples over beside school grounds

Part of the land owned by Our Lady’s Grove in Dublin was sold to developers.

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Sep 27th 2017, 6:10 AM

# investment plan

UCC €350 million investment plan to create more than 500 construction jobs over next five years

The strategic plan 2017 – 2022 aims to expand the campus by 20%.

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Sep 26th 2017, 9:38 AM

# South Dublin

Clondalkin social housing estate gets green light from council

Sinn Féin raised concerns about the lack of integration between social and private housing, however.

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Sep 25th 2017, 10:56 PM

# Housing Crisis

'You’ve seen three people unfortunately die' - Fianna Fáil defends planned tax cut for builders

Barry Cowen TD thinks the proposal will stimulate construction.

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Sep 4th 2017, 9:44 AM

# Makeover

The Guinness Storehouse will spend millions to double the size of its rooftop bar

Ireland’s most-attended tourist attraction is getting a €16 million overhaul.

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Jul 13th 2017, 3:25 PM

# up to date

Here's the current status of the eight new garda stations set to be built by 2021

No new construction has begun since 2015 when it began at three stations.

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May 2nd 2017, 6:30 AM

# Green Light

New children's hospital will be the length of Grafton Street and as big as Dundrum Shopping Centre

The new children’s hospital will cost over €1 billion and will open in 2021.

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Apr 26th 2017, 7:57 PM

# berkeley tragedy

'If this balcony had been built as designed, this would not have happened'

California’s licencing board said that Segue Construction failed to follow building plans during construction.

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Apr 22nd 2017, 12:14 PM

# Harold's Cross

Plans to build over 100 apartments in south Dublin have been shot down

The council said that the plan from a well-known developer would overshadow existing properties.

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Apr 21st 2017, 6:25 AM

# Development

Cork set to get new €25 million office space that will accommodate 450 new jobs

The project would also sustain 125 construction jobs.

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Mar 23rd 2017, 11:19 AM

# boom is back

A boom in construction could lead to the economy overheating

A new report forecasts GDP growth of 3.8% this year.

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Mar 23rd 2017, 7:58 AM

# Pyrite

'Our home is crumbling into the ground': Family in Mayo forced to abandon house

Thousands of houses around the country are affected by pyrite and mica.

115k

Mar 12th 2017, 8:00 PM

# Housing Crisis

Over €200 million invested by EU bank to build 1,400 new social houses here

Over 700 houses are also to be renovated under the scheme.

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Mar 3rd 2017, 10:20 AM

# like hot cakes

Dozens of Dublin homes snapped up before building work starts

Irish housebuilder Cairn Homes is working on a new project with Nama.

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Feb 22nd 2017, 1:00 PM

# factcheck

FactCheck: Is Richard Bruton right to say housing starts are on the rise?

The Education Minister made the claim during Leaders Questions last week – our readers asked for it to be tested.

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Feb 1st 2017, 8:30 PM

# cranes in the sky

2016 was a good year for jobs, with a jump in construction roles

However, businesses have been warned to prepare for the potential consequences of Brexit.

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Jan 12th 2017, 5:23 PM

# Ballyfermot

Man sets fire to digger with driver inside at Dublin building site

A local councillor said he hoped this would not stop the progress of building 72 social housing units.

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Dec 19th 2016, 4:23 PM

# Redevelopment

A new 'compact luxury hotel' could be squeezed into the old Andrew's Lane Theatre site

Planning permission has been submitted for the 155 bedroom hotel.

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Dec 16th 2016, 4:48 PM

# Co Longford

Construction of €233 million Center Parcs project to begin later this month

Work on the public perimeter footpath is expected to commence later this month and will be completed in spring 2017.

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Nov 9th 2016, 5:38 PM

# high way

Dizzying timelapse shows clouds move beneath the world's tallest bridge

The Beipanjiang Bridge soars 565 metres above the river below.

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Sep 12th 2016, 11:54 AM

# Economy

More than 2 million people are now working in Ireland, for the first time since 2009

There are 56,000 more people at work now than a year previously – a 2.9% rise, bringing total employment in the country to 2,014,900.

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Aug 23rd 2016, 6:12 PM

# Bruff

Construction gets underway on Ireland's first village for people with dementia

The company behind the development said it will “change the face of dementia care in Ireland”.

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Aug 13th 2016, 7:30 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Here’s everything you need to know as you start your day.

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Jul 22nd 2016, 7:57 AM

# we shall rebuild

'Dublin's ugliest building' is going to be knocked down and turned into this

Both Hawkins House and Apollo House are coming down.

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Jun 3rd 2016, 1:22 PM

# Red line offline

Luas red line user? Your usual stop might be closed off this summer

A temporary bus service will be in place due to Luas Cross City construction.

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May 6th 2016, 12:51 PM

# St James's Hospital

The new national children's hospital is go... but not everyone is happy about it

Construction is set to begin this summer. The decision has been described as “a giant step forward for children’s healthcare in ireland”.

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Apr 28th 2016, 1:53 PM

# Office space

There are some VERY impressive office buildings under construction in Dublin right now...

The 35 office buildings in development are enough to accommodate 30,000 workers. Yet office space is still at a premium in the city…

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Mar 4th 2016, 6:03 AM

# gender imbalance

Women urged to apply for construction courses to help "critical" graduate shortage

It is claimed that there will be a “substantial” lack of graduates in building-related sectors

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Feb 16th 2016, 6:09 AM

# building up

Nama is putting €1.9 billion into building in Dublin's Docklands

And €5.6 billion into building loads of houses.

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Dec 3rd 2015, 2:34 PM

# cold comfort

Why a two-year rent freeze could do a lot more harm than good

The government’s rent-control measures were announced last week.

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Nov 16th 2015, 9:54 AM

# fine margins

There's no money in sports stadia, says major contractor

But when you’re talking about a stadium worth close to a billion dollars, the small margins are a big chunk of change.

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Nov 12th 2015, 12:01 AM

Voices

Construction site to delivery room: How I became one of Ireland's few male midwives

Dan Oakes worked as a project manager building skyscrapers. But when the bust came along, he decided to retrain as a midwife.

996

Oct 22nd 2015, 8:30 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should Ireland's cities go high-rise?

A huge development is planned for Dublin’s Docklands.

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Oct 21st 2015, 8:44 AM